Research Article

Boosting Tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter)) Yield through the Use of Different Inter-Row Spacing and Seeding Rates

Table 5

The straw yield of tef (kg ha−1) as affected by the interaction effects of row spacing and seed rates in tef crops.

Row spacing (cm)Seed rates (kg ha−1)
2.557.51012.5

 156,424.8defg7,109bcd9,055.5a8,521.2a7,426.2b
 206,677.8cdef7,272.7bc7,188bc7,170bc6,942.6cbde
 256,664.5cdef6,221fgh6,026.5fghi6,120.6fghi6,233.1efgh
 306,212.9fgh5,816.3ghi5,644hi5,541.1hi5,480.8i

Means followed by the same letter within a column within the same treatment category are not significantly different at a 5% level of significance. LSD (0.05) = 716.5, CV (%) = 6.5.